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System Board and Memory Optimizations (Windows 95/98/Me)
These settings allow you to optimize the AGP and PCI buses along with the system memory by reducing the number of wait states (idle time).

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Open your registry and find the key below.

To decrease the PCI bus wait states create a new DWORD value called "PCIConcur" and set it to "1".

To decrease the AGP bus wait states create a new DWORD value called "AGPConcur" and set it to "1".

To decrease the DRAM memory wait states create a new DWORD value called "FastDRAM" and set it to "1".

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: Wait states are periods when the CPU or bus remain idle to allow other system components to catch-up. Therefore decreasing the wait states reduces the amount of time the CPU or bus stays idle.

Registry Editor Example
|NameTypeData|
|(Default)REG_SZ(value not set)|
|AGPConcurREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1) |
|FastDRAMREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
|PCIConcurREG_DWORD0x00000001 (1)|
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|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIO...|
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Registry Settings
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\BIOS]
Value Name: PCIConcur, FastDRAM, AGPConcur
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: 1 = reduce wait states

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: September 16, 2002


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